New Posts For Thread: "liked her as a physical"....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical...this annoying phrase is now getting on my nerves, as every pundit seems obsessed with mis-using the word. It is an adjective , not a noun. "I liked this physically". "Physically, this horse impressed me". Stop using this perfectly ordinary wordagreed. But they are not using it in that sense. I accept my comment was ambiguous. I was referring to the way they use it. All the best.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378675#565378675agreed. But they are not using it in that sense. I accept my comment was ambiguous. I was referring to the way they use it. All the best.Tue, 19 May 2026 10:21:34 -0500physical can be a noun. When used as a noun, it refers to a medical examination of a person's body to check their general health or fitness (e.g., getting an annual physical)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378663#565378663physical can be a noun. When used as a noun, it refers to a medical examination of a person's body to check their general health or fitness (e.g., getting an annual physical)Tue, 19 May 2026 10:18:21 -0500both examples. Sorry!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378623#565378623both examples. Sorry!Tue, 19 May 2026 10:08:33 -0500In your last example, "physical" qualifies the noun, "examination". You can have many, many forms of examination but this one was a physical examination so the words "physical" is an adjective in that phrase. The word is used in exactly the same wayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378621#565378621In your last example, "physical" qualifies the noun, "examination". You can have many, many forms of examination but this one was a physical examination so the words "physical" is an adjective in that phrase. The word is used in exactly the same wayTue, 19 May 2026 10:07:57 -0500he passed the physical examination. noun.football is a physical sport. adjectivehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378593#565378593he passed the physical examination. noun.football is a physical sport. adjectiveTue, 19 May 2026 10:01:49 -0500physical is a noun physically is an adverbhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378585#565378585physical is a noun physically is an adverbTue, 19 May 2026 09:59:25 -0500...this annoying phrase is now getting on my nerves, as every pundit seems obsessed with mis-using the word. It is an adjective , not a noun. "I liked this physically". "Physically, this horse impressed me". Stop using this perfectly ordinary wordhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31902213/liked-her-as-a-physical?post_id=565378537#565378537...this annoying phrase is now getting on my nerves, as every pundit seems obsessed with mis-using the word. It is an adjective , not a noun. "I liked this physically". "Physically, this horse impressed me". Stop using this perfectly ordinary wordTue, 19 May 2026 09:53:06 -0500